JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS
BS – Journalism
Course Requirements
University Graduation Requirements
47
Core Lower Division General Education
33
Of the 39 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by
coursework outline below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3, or B4 must
be passed with a "C" or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major
advisor for details.
Upper Division General Education
9
Of the 9 units required by he university, 0 units may be satisfied by coursework
outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.
American Institutions
6
Coursework shown below for the 6 units required by the university are double
counted within GE. Consult with major advisor for details.
Complete one sequence from:
Asian American Studies
6
AAS 033A Asian Americans in the United States
Historical and Political Process
M6
3
AAS 033B. Asian Americans in the United States
Historical and Political Process
M7
3
U.S. History and Government
6
HIST 015A. U.S. History and Government
M6
3
HIST 015B. U.S. History and Government
M7
3
Can be taken as POLS 015 A/B as well
Mexican American Studies
6
MAS 010A. Mexican Americans and the
Development of U.S. History and Government
M6
3
MAS 010B. Mexican Americans and the
Development of U.S. History and Government
M7
3
Physical Education
2
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirements
0
At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a
100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see
http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at
http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.
Preparation of the Major
24
POLS 103. Local Government and Politics
3
MCOM 063. New Media
3
MCOM 100W. Writing Workshop: Mass Communications
Z
3
MCOM 163. Advanced New Media Technologies
3
Academic Focus, chosen with approval of school major academic advisor
12
Requirements of the Major
40
Mass Communication Core
16
MCOM 070. Visual Communication for Modern Media
MCOM 072. Mass Communication and Society
3
D3
3
MCOM 101. Media Law and Ethics
3
MCOM 106. Global Mass Communication
3
MCOM 111. Internship
3
MCOM 180. Global Leadership
1-6
Journalism Core
24
JOUR 061. Writing for Print, Electronic and Online Media
3
JOUR 095. Beginning Digital News Photography
3
JOUR 132. Information Gathering on the Internet
3
JOUR 133. Editing and News Management
3
JOUR 135. Reporting, Editing, and Management
1-3
JOUR 165. Television News Staff
1-3
JOUR 166. Convergence Newsroom
3
Complete one sequence from:
JOUR 136. Newspaper and Magazine Design
3
JOUR 142. Beginning Visual Journalism for Print/Electronic Media
3
University Electives
9
The JMC School is nationally accredited by the Association of College Educators
in Journalism and Mass Communications. All journalism degree students must
successfully complete 72 units outside the major and of them, 65 must be
liberal arts and science classes.
Total Units:
120